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"This
third Jedi Apprentice book is, sadly, not as
compelling as the previous book, or even the first volume. It lacks
purpose and ambles along like a brief sojourn in the middle of a
main storyline. Whilst the first book looked at Qui-Gon’s first
meeting with Obi-Wan and the second chronicled the two becoming
master and apprentice, this book seems only to fill time between two
main events and set up what will probably be main points in the
fourth book. Whilst it contains the same simplistic effectiveness
that characterises Watson’s efficient style, its ostensible lack
of pertinence to the main story makes it quite forgettable.
"There are, naturally, good points, such as the scene with the
memory wipe, which contains quite a high level of introspection for
a children’s book, or some of the interactions with the Phindians
(although it must be said that after a point, the flagrant disregard
for the truth that the Derida brothers possess caused a level of
irritation that overrode any levity induced by their quirky speech
patterns).
"The storyline leaves you feeling a tad unsatisfied but it
plods along happily as a sort of “filler” story in the overall
scheme of the series."
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